Valerie Austin, General Manager

Valerie joined the EEIBA in October 2010, following the business review undertaken by the charity. As a top Management Consultant, Valerie has a wealth of experience in Business Operations, Strategy and Project Delivery for private equity owned firms, FTSE250 Organisations and the Not-for-profit sector. Specifically, Valerie has defined business strategies, designed and implemented plans to improve sales and service functions in a wide variety of companies and organisations.

Claire Beresford, Corporate Fundraising Manager

Claire joined the charity in May 2011 having over 10 years experience working within the Corporate and Not-for-profit sectors. Claire's involvement with the EEIBA to date has been to develop and implement a fundraising strategy that focuses on raising sustainable funds for the charity. In doing this her objective has been on identifying fundraising opportunities for the charity and supporting the Regional Committees with event planning.

Claire Paton, Regional Manager, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Claire has worked for the EEIBA for the past three and a half years as Regional Manager. Claire promotes and raises awareness within the industry while fundraising with various events throughout the year. Claire also oversees all events held within the Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh Regional Committees.

Siobhan Canavan, Administration and Events

Siobhan joined the EEIBA in July 2011, managing all Administration at Head Office. In addition to this important role, she also supports the Corporate Fundraising Manager and the Regional Committees with the various events the EEIBA hosts.